Michael Irvin, 45, Hall of Famer

Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel

Michael Irvin, born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. He joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1988. From 1991 through 1998, Irvin recorded 1,000-yard seasons in all but one year. A former ESPN broadcaster, he is an analyst for NFL Network. ¿Mike was from a very modest background and a very large family. But education was important to his family and to him,¿ said Beauregard Cummings, an official with the Trailblazers of Broward, who knew Irvin as a youngster. ¿South Florida embraces him as a favorite son, but he¿s not just known in South Florida; he¿s known all over the country.¿

Michael Irvin, born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. He joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1988. From 1991 through 1998, Irvin recorded 1,000-yard seasons in all but one year. A former ESPN broadcaster, he is an analyst for NFL Network. ¿Mike was from a very modest background and a very large family. But education was important to his family and to him,¿ said Beauregard Cummings, an official with the Trailblazers of Broward, who knew Irvin as a youngster. ¿South Florida embraces him as a favorite son, but he¿s not just known in South Florida; he¿s known all over the country.¿ (Robert Duyos, Sun Sentinel)

Michael Irvin, born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. He joined the Dallas Cowboys in 1988. From 1991 through 1998, Irvin recorded 1,000-yard seasons in all but one year. A former ESPN broadcaster, he is an analyst for NFL Network. ¿Mike was from a very modest background and a very large family. But education was important to his family and to him,¿ said Beauregard Cummings, an official with the Trailblazers of Broward, who knew Irvin as a youngster. ¿South Florida embraces him as a favorite son, but he¿s not just known in South Florida; he¿s known all over the country.¿